Honen named to innovation panel

Richard E. Honen, partner-in-charge of the Albany office of Phillips Lytle, will serve on the Innovation Committee for the Business Council of New York State, Inc., the Council announced this morning.

The Business Council’s Committee on Innovation, established earlier this year, focuses on creating more high-wage and high-tech jobs from investments in the both public and private universities, industry research, and development collaborations.

At Phillips Lytle, Honen focuses his practice in technology transfer, corporate and venture capital law and commercial litigation. He also provides corporate counsel to a broad spectrum of companies with a particular emphasis on emerging growth and start-up companies.

Honen is president of the Empire State Venture Group, Inc., an executive committee member and director with The Center for Economic Growth, and founding member of the Tech Valley Angels Network.